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Well, I've found the first month that few dare write a song for. And, truth told, most of them aren't really writing about the month, but rather about taking a long walk. But we here at List Of The Day occasionally stretch the truth for our own ends. It's what keeps up believing in a better world someday, one without poverty and greed and with all-night chicken stands.

Let's get this one over with, shall we?

"Ides of March"--Iron Maiden: Crap, it's an instrumental that leads into the rest of the album. I went to high school with guys that were very into Iron Maiden. They had that Eddie character drawn on the back of their denim jackets and they'd often ask anyone within earshot: "Am I Evil?" to which most of us would just nod and say, "Yes, you're evil. You're very, very evil. Now please let me get to class."

"Ides of March"--John Cale-Terry Riley: In some ways John Cale and Terry Riley were the Iron Maiden of their day. Heavy dudes with lots of street cred. You didn't mess with them. They were classically trained and knew about jazz music. And while the Church Of Anthrax album didn't exactly light up the charts, it was one of those albums to put on when you wanted to annoy your neighbors without seeming like you were trying to annoy them.

"March"--Legendary Pink Dots: We don't often get to mention the Legendary Pink Dots and I'm not sure why. They've made quite a few albums over the years. Many more than I would've guessed. It's times like these when you start to think that keeping up with so much music is nearly impossible. Figure if you're still keeping track of the bands you found interesting from 40 years ago and each decade adds more to the pile, eventually you will not be able to keep up. You will be dragged to the ends of misery and know the meaning of true futility and true failure.  All because you didn't keep better notes on the Legendary Pink Dots--who I should point out were from England and I'm told moved to Amsterdam to get high.

"March"--Lulu: Born as the much catchier Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie (what's with the last names?), Lulu succeeded as a "one name phenomena" that clearly states you have arrived: Cher, Bono, Madonna, Rob (uh, that would be me, if you're asking). Except Lulu's career at this point is more on the level of Charo or Twiggy or Dave (yeah, we don't remember him either!). That is, her name doesn't quite have the same currency it once had except with people who stay up to watch late night infomercials.

"The March"--Manowar: Initially I was going to choose their eight minute epic, "March For Revenge (By The Soldiers Of Death)," but then these kind gents also wrote a tune simply called "The March" that appeared on their 2002 release Warriors Of The World. Manowar may be the corniest metal band of all-time. And that takes some doing. Even their founder, Ross "The Boss" lost his patience and left the band. But like any bad idea that must persist, Manowar have continued and allegedly become more popular. So to all of you "haters" out there, I still have a chance!